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Core i7-3960X vs Ryzen 5 3500X

Core i7-3960X vs Ryzen 5 3500X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms Core i7-3960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3500X is 2871 days newer than Core i7-3960X.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-3960X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 12 vs 6 threads

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

  • Performs up to 13% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i7-3960X - 134 vs 119 FPS
  • Consumes up to 50% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 65 vs 130 Watts
This is a free version of Dying Light 2: Stay Human.
Dying Light 2: Stay Human

Dying Light 2: Stay Human

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality Raytracing

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo
Core i7-3960X

Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011


FPS

119

88.80597014925374%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
Ryzen 5 3500X

Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019


FPS

134

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£50

100%

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality Raytracing

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo
Core i7-3960X

Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
Ryzen 5 3500X

Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo
Core i7-3960X

Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011


Single-Core

690

44.37299035369775%

Multi-Core

3358

57.4017094017094%

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Logo
Ryzen 5 3500X

Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019


Single-Core

1555

100%

Multi-Core

5850

100%

Intel Core i7-3960X

vs

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

Nov 14th, 2011Release Date
Sep 24th, 2019
Core i7CollectionRyzen 5
Sandy Bridge ECodenameMatisse
Intel Socket 2011SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6Cores6
12
Threads6
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.9 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.1 GHz
130 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
33.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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